‘We don’t know what’s going on any more’: how Australia lost its rural newspapers

The Country Press Association says up to 50 regional newspapers could close when Facebook funding agreements begin to lapse later this year

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James Clark remained staunchly “duty-bound” to keeping the press alive, even as local newspapers shuttered around him. His was the last newspaper for 500km in outback Queensland.

But despite that devotion, the struggle to keep local journalism alive became untenable. Continue reading...


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